A's Use Fifteen Singles to Down Angels in Late Innings
by baseballgirl on Apr 8, 2009 10:35 PM PDT
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PrintIt’s pretty difficult to rack up seven hits and three walks in five innings and not score a single run, but that’s what the A’s offense managed to do tonight against Nick Adenhart (who would throw six innings in total). That should be a big clue as to how frustrating tonight’s game was in the early innings. But it was truly a game that rewarded the long-suffering fan, because when it was all said and done, it was the A’s--despite being down 4-0 after seven--who would rally back to win the game.
I’m not sure if the A’s offensive strategy is to peck other teams to death with singles, but after racking up twelve of them last night; they put fifteen on the board again tonight.
When I saw the lineup tonight, I was excited to see Rajai Davis get a chance to start in place of the missing (again) Matt Holliday. In addition to really liking Davis, and wanting him to see some playing time, I love his defense; I think he’s a great, take-charge center fielder. He also doesn’t drop balls in the outfield, and he’s fast enough not to hit into double-plays.
Usually.
Unfortunately for Rajai (and his chances of playing his way into more games), he did both tonight; dropping a fly ball after a long run at the height of the Angels’ rally to help them score their three runs, and hitting into a double-play to end one of the A’s early chances for their own rally. He’s had better nights.
The A’s threatened in the very first inning, as Sweeney walked as the leadoff hitter. After Cabrera flied out, Giambi singled Sweeney to third, in what looked like a promising rally, but after Chavez struck out on a nasty curveball, Suzuki would ground out to end the inning.
Eveland looked as sharp as possible in his half of the first, retiring the Angels in just 11 pitches. The A’s put two more runners on in the top of the second on singles by Ellis and Sweeney, but Cabrera grounded out to end the inning.
The Angels would break the scoreless tie in the fourth inning, as Eveland would give up three singles to start the inning, and then a deep fly ball to center field that Rajai Davis appeared to run down, but just not catch, as it bounced right off the edge of his glove. It was a tough play, but it should have been made. The Angels would score 3 that inning, and lead the A’s 3-0.
The A’s tried to mount a comeback in the top of the fifth, after Sweeney singled and Orlando Cabrera got a hit (!!!) to start the inning, but Adenhart struck out Giambi, got Chavez to fly out deep, and may have pitched around Cust, loading the bases again for Suzuki.
Good batting average in 2008 or not, I’m not sold on Suzuki hitting sixth with a healthy Mark Ellis in the lineup, but it’s hard to complain about his 3-5 night. However, his other two at-bats--both with the bases loaded--were frustrating. Not only did he take the best pitch he would see all day for a strike in the first, and follow it up by swinging at a ball out of the zone for the easy groundout, but his fifth inning at-bat, on a 2-0 count, resulted in a routine grounder to the shortstop. Note to the team: If you are swinging after the pitcher has thrown six straight balls, you had better get your pitch.
The Angels added a run to their 3-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh, after Springer walked Figgins; a bad start to any inning. After an overthrow by Suzuki (or a non-aggressive play by Cabrera) on the steal, Figgins was in position to score, increasing the deficit to 4; merely an insurance run at the time, but it would be the difference in the game to start the ninth.
The A’s would close the gap in the eighth, as Cust and Suzuki singled to start the inning. After Travis Buck was called out on strikes (making him 0-4 with three K’s on the night, and fueling my irrational dislike), Mark Ellis hit a routine ground ball that Figgins inexplicably threw home, allowing the first run of the game to score. We then had a Matt Holliday sighting as the tying run, and after a wild pitch advanced the runners into scoring position, Holliday was called out on strikes. Ryan Sweeney came up with two outs and two hits already on the day…and added a third; with a two-run single to bring the A’s to 4-3. He promptly stole second, but Cabrera grounded out to end the inning.
Andrew Bailey survived an error by Ellis in the ninth inning, and pitched well, as he gave the A’s one more chance in the ninth.
After tough lefty closer Fuentes walked Giambi to start the inning, Bobby Crosby made his first appearance of 2009 as his pinch-runner (and later as the A's right-fielder). Fuentes struck out Chavez easily, and got Cust to fly out, but with two outs, Suzuki managed to put an infield single between the pitcher and the catcher, and get to first base.
Enter Nomar Garciaparra for Travis Buck in a pinch-hitting appearance, and after fouling off some tough pitches, specifically the 2-2 changeup after a high fastball, he singled in the tying run. Ellis singled in the 5th run of the night, and Matt Holliday the 6th, giving the A’s--and closer Brad Ziegler--the two run cushion.
Ziggy struck out Aybar to start the ninth, but gave up an infield single to Figgins (when he failed to cover first), but got Kendrick to ground out (a hard smash off Ziggy's shin that deflected to Chavez), and finally, Abreu to ground out for Ziggy's second save of the young season.
BIG win for the A’s; turning frustration into elation, and after looking at a 1-2 deficit in the series, the A’s now have a chance to win the series with a win tomorrow night.
Same time, same place; we do it all over again.
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That was awesome.
I’m gonna be hating this tomorrow. But it was worth it.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
Sounds like what I say every Saturday night
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
i looooooove the A's vs. angels games!
they are always so damn exciting!
GREAT WIN TODAY!
""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's
Time to mosey
on over to HalosHeaven.
I’m pitiful.
I was thinking the same thing.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll just observe.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 8, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes it's fun to go watch the crying.
I couldn’t help it, I had to go read it, too.
I could prove God statistically. Take the human body alone - the chances that all the functions of an individual would just happen is a statistical monstrosity.
~George Gallup
We all do it
everybody does it
it gets rid of the jitters
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I've just discovered
that there’s nothing like reading HH after an Angels collapse and listening to Celebration and Rock ’n Roll All Nite.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
O/T From MLB message board (LOL)
I know #12, I talked to him a few days ago on the phone. He lives in West Hollywood
http://boards.espn.go.com/boards/mb/mb?sport=mlb&id=general&tid=4554723&lid=4
Believe it or not
I’m #16 on that list.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 8, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
This will astound both of you, but
I don’t care!!! :-)
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
wow
Junior high is awesome
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 8, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Since I've been railing on Geren
(who I generally quite like as a manager) for his ridiculously dumb lineups, let me applaud him for playing the 9th inning perfectly, IMO. Letting the 3 lefties bat because they are 3 of your best hitters, and then using Nomar for Buck, was the right way to go.
And I like his willingness to “do what you need to do now, worry about who plays in the field later,” something the A’s didn’t do for years when they kept a third catcher on the roster to avoid hypothetical problems that never actually existed.
Ken kept saying the A’s had given up the DH but wasn’t he wrong about that? Cust, not Giambi, was the DH, right? And Cust never came out.
Incredible win, and the Suzuki nubber combined with the Ziggy-Chavy carom made me feel like maybe the Angels don’t get to be insanely lucky every year?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
When did they keep a third catcher?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
The best part
I got home from work just in time for the 7th-9th…. awesome ending! Thanks guys!
I was jumping and yelling in the living room, and scared my dogs so they started barking :)
I look forward to more excitement tomorrow.
if this was a real bar, all the "a's suck" and "game over" folks from the last two games would get a kick in the nuts
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 8, 2009 10:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
A's suck. Game Over.
Come on. Give it to me.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 8, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
That's not really a kick, xbox...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
even though the cubs are my NL team
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously they're no friend of Vince.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Apr 8, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Because they have ears?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Why, why, whyy are there bears in the game thread????
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 9, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This is better
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
To be fair, the game is over
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it?
In the grand scheme of things, is the game ever truly over?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose I'm not scheming grandly enough
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Or grandly scheming enough.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 8, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Or gruffly scamming a ding
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
stay out of my next book!
It just confuses everyone.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Then my house is a bar!
That explains all the alcohol.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
What would your number be?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't made the roster yet
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 8, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
FoolshOverpaid4thOF
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
killfile...
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 8, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric Chavez's defense deserves a mention.
So insanely glad that the guy is healthy (knock on wood) and playing the defense we’ve all taken for granted.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Yes, it was worth his weak AB vs Fuentes
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He did almost double down the left-field line
(before waving pitifully at a slider).
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It was a nice try, but he's generally toast if he doesn't hit the one fastball he gets vs lefties
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The first one is always special though
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought last game was the first win
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a definite loss for the 2008 A's
I’m liking the versatility of this year’s A’s. The combos are better and if they can stay healthy, I like our chances.
Nothing like coming from the brink of defeat, breaking their closer and having our boy Ziggy deliver the knockout punch!
I’ll be celebrating in my dreams tonight!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
Man the Angels Played Like Crap ... Lovin' It...
Since we’re already 3 full games into the season, have we seen enough to know that, with runners in scoring position, in important ABs, with a left handed pitcher on the mound … Chavvy is just not the guy you want up there? Is there another team in baseball whose #4 hitter, in that situation, seems like such an automatic out?
Wow. Gotta love the hits. As has been said earlier, last year if this club got down by 2 past the 5th it was over. And of course last year Angel’s club would have brought K-Rod in…
Yet had Nomar pinch hit for Chavy (and singled),
it would have come down to bases loaded two out for Buck, with no pinch hitter available.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Wow. You're thinking several moves ahead, Grandmaster.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL - check the thread
I asked for Geren to do exactly what he did. Good Geren!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Yes, I remember it well.
No need to check.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Thing is, you could make a case for hitting Nomar for Chavez,
precisely because of what happened. But I thought this was the right way to go.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I think I'd rather have Chavez bat than Buck vs a lefty
But it does highlight a weakness
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
To make his major league debut?
I don’t think so. I mean Sean Gallagher could have pinch hit too. (Except he has more major league ABs.)
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Ah. Had you said Colin Powell I would have been totally on board
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
The problem is...
…Suzuki SHOULD have gotten out on that ball; we all know that. Nomar would never have seen a pitch had that happened. And you can’t have that.
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 9, 2009 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Tailgate Party at Opening Game in Oakland???
A few weeks ago someone posted about arranging a tailgate party at the opening game on Friday. It sounded like a good idea at the time so I bought a couple of tickets & convinced my wife to attend. In the meantime, I have not seen another comment about it. If anyone has any current info about the logistics (time, where to meet, etc.), feel free to comment on the subject.
I have faith
Just wanted to make sure the celebration didn’t distract you
There's no crying in baseball!
OK
- Again more OF-IF problems this game, that Ellis-Buck play was horrible. Hopefully this gets fixed as the season goes along.
- Bailey has some serious potential. Fastball was around 94-95 and he showed good control.
- I know its only 3 games but, Buck might want to start hitting, we don’t want flashbacks of last year
- I hate Angels fans for shouting “DL” at Chavy, not cool. Then they shouted “K” at Cust, but that doesnt bother me at all.
- Chavez D like lens said was amazing again, hopefully he gets going on the plate
- Dana really started bad having a crapload of 3-1 counts, our starting pitching survives another day
- With all the hits we’re getting, I would have loved to see Holliday in the middle of the lineup this 2 games, oh well, hopefully we keep it going tomorrow.
- Gary Matthews sucks
Clear its radiance shine...
Regarding your first comment, Ellis has become really cheap
Seriously, at one point he was under a buck.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
LOL
I think Buck would have caught that actually, but again, I feel like the D needs to start communicating, and by that I mean shouting at each other when this type of plays happen
Clear its radiance shine...
Or at least shouting at each other in the dugout afterwards
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I can't possibly imagine that happening with the A's
even when we had Payton, Bradley and other hot heads
Clear its radiance shine...
Bradley only shouted at Beane
And that was far from the dugout
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
payton?
Payton was a hot head? I don’t remember single problem with him. My best memory of him was that hustle putout at 2B at Slegna.
More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 9, 2009 5:16 AM PDT up reply actions
his only recorded shouting match in Oakland
was going to Macha’s office and yelling about not getting enough playing time. the report is that Macha yelled right back at him, but they had no problems between them…Payton just blew off a bit of steam about riding the pine.
Wait What? This doesn't makse sense...
It’s pretty difficult to rack up seven hits and three runs in five innings and not score a single run, but that’s what the A’s offense managed to do tonight
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
Well it is pretty difficult to do that
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well the Angels didn't score a single run in the first 5 innings
(They did put up a three-spot, though.)
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
That's the trick
They didn’t score in five innings, but scored three runs in other innings
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What. The. Hell?
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Too hard to spell
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Apr 9, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Yahoo pisses me off
Mostly by design, the A’s have opened the season with all five of their starting pitchers under the age of 26, the first time that’s happened in the majors in more than two decades.
Yeah like someone in the FO said “hey lets have Duke blow out his elbow so that we can have all our starters be under 26… man that would be cool.”
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The '78 Brewers were apparently the last team to do that, and they won 93 games
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but their rotation didn't last three weeks.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And now they have Rickie Weeks!
Baseball’s amazing.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
And the A's have Jemile.
Destiny.
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
i have no confidence in buck
yes he was the A’s best prospect a couple yrs ago. One of the main reasons they were willing to trade Ethier and later one of the reasons they traded bradley (if you believe beane). Buck plays eric byrnes type defense with the wreckless dives and has the lousy durability of bradley, but without the results. Doolittle and Cunningham areviable replacements if they do well in AAA
That's possible, but they'll need a Holliday replacement too.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
please explain
It’s pretty difficult to rack up seven hits and three runs in five innings and not score a single run,
three runs — and not score a single run?
3 walks.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 8, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what makes it so difficult
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Actually, if there's any team that could score three runs
and still manage to get shutout it’s probably the A’s.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Shut your mouth!
Those days are behind us now. After last night…and tonight. Pweeze?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
You have to remember that I spent the first 7 innings tonight
cursing the A’s and quitting baseball forever.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
gotta be honest
I’m new to AN and I think it is interesting to read peoples vibes as the game goes along…very interesting
LOL - God help us the A's ever lose 4 in a row
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I would alert the police on all of you
suicide alerts…I mean frack 4 innings gets you guys going down down down cant imagine 4 games
Thats what I said
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
Sorry, 3 walks, fixed.
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 9, 2009 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't be naive
The season’s practically over.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Not in the grand scheme of things
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
yep, If the playoffs were to start tomorrow
The Yankees would not be a part of it.
So I saw it was 3-0 and bailed to watch L O S T...
…and as fate would have it, we decided to check back in and saw it was 4-3 in the 9th. Sweet, eh? Then Suzuki just crushed the ball and the rest is history. 3-1 would be kinda cool. It’ll give us something to holler about when we’re there (tickets still available) on opening night!
I was flipping back and forth
because you just can’t miss L O S T.
Nothing like watching the show then watching an Angels L O S T!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I am going to watch Lost...
on demand tomorrow. Can’t miss any of the A’s season…too many new players to check out.
One issue I have
It’s fine to be frustrated, I know I was, when the A’s are losing and wasting opportunities. What gets annoying is the 20+ comments of how the game was over in the early innings. I was planning on writing this before we came back and won so don’t try to tell me to get off my soap box. If you feel the need to say that kind of stuff say it out loud to yourself because it just gets irritating for everyone else who’s trying to have some sort of fun with the game.
As for the game, it was awesome.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
+1
As pathetic as a game thread comment gets, IMO.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Unless of course
If the A’s are up by 10 after 4 innings. Then you may feel free to dance naked and proclaim the A’s the collective King of the Universe.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
+ 1000
The negativity is what will keep me (and my game-day cupcakes) off of the game threads as the season goes on….
There's no crying in baseball!
No need to involve the cupcakes.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
They're innocents in all this, ggo.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Its unfortunate that the only way some people can
express their frustration is by giving up. I can’t be that person.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
It's not an expression of frustration, nor giving up.
It’s a defense mechanism. For a person who is sensitive to the feeling of powerless, it’s a way of hedging against the pain of loss. If he says “game over” early enough, then if the team does lose he can console himself with feeling like he had some psychic control over it.
It doesn’t help these people to chastise them. They don’t want to be annoying losers, they’re just weak.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
Agreed.
I mean, negativity is fair when its deserved. But it’s the third game of the season.
by Pucking Insane on Apr 8, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Certain negativity is fine
I was guilty of being frustrated often this game, but there’s no need to keep saying that the game is over when comebacks like tonight’s are always possible.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
If you really think about it,
there’s no way in which the comment “game over” is helpful or intelligent in any way. The game isn’t over, bigger comebacks have happened and do all the time, and everyone knows bad things have just happened.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It's interesting
Cuz its almost like watching a game and everyone on here starts saying or in this case typing all their negative self talk…negative self talk never does anyone any good
I can think of about 25 things off the top of my head
more annoying/negative/troll-like than “Game Over”. In fact, I just think of Bill Paxson in Aliens…
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Truthfully in years past
The game likely would have been over. But the A’s actually have several guys who can, you know, hit this year. Granted they only seem to be able to hit singles, but if you get 16 or 15 of them, you’re going to get some runs.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 9, 2009 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep
It’s just stupid to declare “Game Over” down a few runs early.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I don't read game threads
Because of this. It feels like 8th grade, only on ter internets.
More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 9, 2009 5:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm...
I find game threads very similar to actually being at the game. You are excited with group when good happens, you all sag when something bad happens. You hear different comments from the fans around you. There is always negative voice, “damn garen”, “not crosby”, “how could he take that pitch”, and so on. The emotions sway through the course of the game, and group emotions sway more. At least we don’t have the annoying fan of the other team a few seats over.
Enjoy the game
Not to worry.
Winning solves everything. If the A’s continue along this vein, the negativity will gradually begin to decline. The best thing about tonight’s game is sitting back and imagining the good Rev chewing on his liver and spouting ineffectual rage for a change.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
i want to see that graphy thing that predicts the game's outcome meaningful play by meaningful play
where does one go for that?
don't care if i ever get back.
there. it's amazing.
http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=290408103t
"The hard... is what makes it great."
some tidbits if you don't want to click...
Elly +46.3%
Nomah +35.5%
Ryan +18.4%
Jason +10.2%
Ziggy +9.7%
-
within 8%: holliday, kurt, bailey + | croz 0 | cust, springer, eveland -
-
O-Cab -11.2%
T-Buck -14..0%
Rajai -17.9%
Chavvy -25.5%
Adenhart: +31.7%
Fuentes: -73.5%
"The hard... is what makes it great."
Looks like that Fuentes guy was the problem
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny, I rather liked him
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Francisco Rodriguez was more annoying to be sure
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But he was more fun to beat.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know. I'm enjoying this quite a bit.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Ziggy should have gyrated spastically after the last out
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
He was harder to beat, too
And now I shall wait patiently
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
crap I flagged this post
my bad…
Anyways, I agree, however playing against him last year was no fun
Clear its radiance shine...
BTW, Congrats to Andrew Bailey on his first major league win!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
+1
The kid’s got a bright future
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That game was the best...
nothing more rewarding. My complaint? The game thread was so long that it locked up my computer and I couldn’t join in. Now that sucks.
I couldn't touch the mojo
you don’t know what would have happened then…trust me.
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 9, 2009 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Only caught bits and pieces of the game
Luckily, I saw the best part, the Garciaparra at bat and the rest of the game.
— For someone who is constantly pegged as playing above his head, Sweeney sure seems awfully useful to have around.
— It’s nice to have someone like Garciaparra available in late-game situations like this where you really need a hit.
— I don’t know if Matthews lost the ball in the lights, but actually thought he made a smart decision letting the ball drop if he wasn’t sure he could get it. He needed to make a diving catch, or else the Angels were going to lose the game right there.
— The A’s caught a few breaks, such as the ball that richocheted off Ziggy’s shin to Chavez, but also took full advantage of them.
— This sort of game is what Beane had in mind when acquiring some hitters. Last year, the A’s wouldn’t have had a chance.
Yes, Sweeney is handy indeed....
And Nomar is playing the part of Olmedo Saenz very well.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweeney can't play over his head
Nothing can be over Sweeney’s head where he plays CF.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
He may never do that. He is what he is....but that'll do for now.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Whereas Rajai Davis "is what he isn't"
At least tonight.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
He certainly played against type tonight.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
{looks up Gardiaparra in Baseball history book,
finds him right after Garciaparra}
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I heard you were made Typo Laureate
Congratulations.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
you couldn't help me in case of a bad accident...
i’m typo negative
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 8, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, okay
i thought i came off as a typing perfectionist, which i’m not.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 8, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Noe but i AM.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
What kind of a crappy baseball history book
omits Ron Gardenhire?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
We're popular now.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The mods can't keep up....they're still in 2008 in their minds
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
No, two days in fact
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I'm in the habit of checking threads every 3 innings
to see if they’re getting near 400. I’ll have to reset my mod-clock now to check at least every couple. (Unless the A’s lose two games in a row, of course.)
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
We need to think big....really big
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Like cupcake big?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
1st games of the season
then fans will realize that 160+ games is not as cool as a 16 game NFL season.
I recall my days of ESPN boars, people on the 1st week saying " We NEEED todays game! "
Clear its radiance shine...
I like eating boars
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even marinated?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid ESPN boars......(mutters)
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
"ESPN bores" is redundant
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Hola
I’m guess I’m gonna be a reverse of those fans, because once hockey season is over (un)fortunately for you guys I’ll spend more of my time here.
I read AN everyday to gain some of that baseball knowledge, and I don’t really post here because I’ve don’t got the time!
(nows the time where you “regulars” click my name to see what past stuff I’ve done here so you could judge me)
Nice meeting you guys, sort of!
it's early in the season, road games, etc.....
once we get further into the season, things will calm down some….
but really, with a game like this, can you blame us???
(btw, it’s bad mojo to have a new thread in the middle of the inning, so sometimes the threads end up longer because the mods have to wait for the third out…)
There's no crying in baseball!
Its a learning curve I think.
I’m sure they’ll figure it out. Give it some time.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
You misoverestimate us
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I am just pissy because I couldn't join in with this old computer...
and I tried anyway and it totally froze up my computer. I wanted to celebrate with you all …when I saw the first run come in.
I was IMing with you in spirit
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Sorry
IM4Oakgal. New computers are really cheap right now though. Maybe its time.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Yeah I want a laptop.
I am just worried about spending money because my job has been eliminated and I won’t have a paycheck after June. But the comp is a problem. Usually I don’t open any threads or fanposts that are long because I know that it freezes the comp.
.When you're ready,
the HP site has some great deals and financing. Just saying.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
We have had Dell before but...
this comp has not bene the best. So maybe the HP would be a good idea.
I love HP
and have been a return customer to them. I even bought my mom a HP. Netbooks are really cheap right now and all the rage if you don’t need a lot of storage space.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I really want their netbook...
except Im unemployed and have no use for it. Otherwise its really important that I get one.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The sign of a true fan
I am really strapped for cash, but man I gotta keep up with the game threads!
Enjoy the game
I would also be willing to help you if you want to try the linux route
Linux solve everything (well not really but I love it so very much). Best of all you don’t have to pay for office, antiviruses, or other software. Itll never get spyware or viruses and there is a really large community that will help you if you have any problems.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 9, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I do think I will be getting one...
I am hinting to my husband and he’ll probably get the girls to buy me one for Mother’s day. I am crafty like that.
Me too.
I put on my Donna reed dress, bake cookies, talk sweet, and I have those little simpletons eating out of the palm of my hand.
{cackles evilly}
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I gotta wear the white pumps though.
Or I can’t pull it off.
(wait for it…)
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
(ty, dear)
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
sometimes the straightest path
between two points goes right through the mud puddle.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I am still waiting for the pic
of you in the hotpants. I don’t know if I am ready for the white pumps pic yet.
Well see how the season shapes up.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Linux
You could try running linux. It is much kinder to older hardware than windows and is far easier than people make it out to be (plus its a nice parlor trick to tell people you run it because they think you know everything about anything with a plug). I would recommend Ubuntu which is what I have been running for three years since I took the plunge, but for you Xubuntu has a smaller foot print. If you download the cd you can try it out without changing anything on your computer.
The other thing you might want to try is other browsers like Opera or Chrome which both have slightly faster engines than firefox.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
des, you are so sweet to give me the advice.
The problem with that is that as old and awful running as this computer is…I am the user to match it. I have absolutely no idea how to use those programs, install them or if this computer has the memory left to load them.
I would be willing to help you install linux
and teach you the ins and outs of your system if you wanted to go that way. Ive used it to revive some pretty fricking old computers in the past.
Chrome can be dowloaded by clicking the link on the google site. Its just like internet explorer or firefox and is used the same way, some of the guts are different and that might be helpful with your level of systems resources.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 8, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Let me get my husband to look at it...
He’s better with that stuff than i am .if we have any questions then maybe I could email you ?
yeah for sure
email is in the profile.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Apr 9, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Using a better browser might be a good first step...
Opera, FireFox 3 or Safari 4 are all vastly better at handling the game threads than IE, or earlier versions of those browsers
by RickeySteals on Apr 9, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I am so surprised that other people
besides myself aren’t having any trouble. You all must be right… something is wrong with the browser I am using. you guys just click right through those 900+ threads?
I've had trouble.
It doesn’t crash me, but the page is so slow loading that it never gets finished with all the ads, and then C-X-Z won’t work, and I have to refresh to get the new comments. And since there’s so freakin’ many new comments, I’m basically 5-10 minutes behind all the time.
I assumed the problem was traffic on AN’s server, not the size of the thread per se.
Also, I was trying to run simultaneously with mlb audio, which I think is less lean than it was last year.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
I thought that older comps would have trouble but...
I understood that newer ones weren’t because if others were having this trouble there’d be screaming. I usually don’t complain about the long threads but lately the threads have been super super long…and they are really making me grumpy.
My PowerBook G4 is from 2004.
Does that count as “old”?
I figure if the game thread is packed, that’s good for AN but I don’t need to be there. Like I said in the “banned” discussion, being temporarily unable to post on AN isn’t the worst thing in the world.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
Yeah I hear ya.
I don’t usually complain …tonight I got a little excited and had no one to share it with. My 58 year old love machine snooozed his way through the game…so I thought I’d come here for company. Sorry to folks for the bitching.
netbook!
i got an eeepc for $300 (+$50 or something for extra RAM) and it works great.
although i’m torn on whether i can use this forever or if it’s just a stopgap measure. but it’s ultraportable. just… kinda really small.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
if i recall correctly, i got it from amazon...
and it’s just a really small/light laptop. mine is 10" screen… basically i need it to write essays and surf the internet.
and it’s just the same internet connection as a normal computer, it’s just called a netbook because i don’t know why.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
TY for the info...
I will look into it. I am sick to death of this slow comp…It doesn’t bother my husband but it’s driving me nuts.
baseballgirl sucks
There, I said it.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Well played, sir.
Your courage is only outdone by your boorishness. Or boarishness. Or goa…oh, that’s right.
Nevermind.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
yup.
gotta mind your p’s and q’s, though I’ve never really been able to figure out why those two are the ones you gotta watch..unless it’s a phallic thing…
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
The explanation I've read is that it's typesetter talk
p’s and q’s look nearly identical, and when a typesetter was setting lead type backwards, and doing it fast (say, for a newspaper) it was very easy to get confused.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
That was a special thread.
We didn’t want to switch that one.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
A lot of the threads have been long though the last few days.
I probably won’t try to acces the games threads until I get a new comp. I have a feeling that’s going to be necessary.
It was the cupcake thread.
we daren’t switch it in midstream, mum.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I am sorry...
…but I had to use the gut call that if I had switched over in the ninth, people would have freaked out. You know there were more than 300 comments in that inning, and with all the comments, we still can’t just put a new thread in the inning.
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
Again...I couldn't win!
Do you know what would have happened if I touched the mojo in the middle of that thread!?!?!?
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 9, 2009 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah ...they would've invented blame of the game...
for AN…and you would have gotten the most votes.
I need to share the following images since I was not here to do it during the game:
I love this team so much!! I don’t mind all the singles when we actually manage to string them together lol
SUCH a fun game to be at (and it could have very easily been a very NOT fun game to be at)
I LOVE RYAN SWEENEY OMGOMG
like, in the biblical sense?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard that Ellis has hair now. Is that true?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
+swooneys
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 8, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I bought a Sweeney shirt for my girlfriend last season
And she dumped me while it was in the mail.
Learned my less.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
My lesson as well
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what they say -
“lesson is moron.”
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 8, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anybody know what GameHD is?
I was browsing though my cable channels and the game was on GameHD. never seen or heard of the channel before. was a nice surprise
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Braces?
Does Ryan have braces? Sorry if already addressed on another post. My daughter noticed it on the post-game interview on television.
How do you rescind a Mohawk? Bill King.
I think it's from the polio
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
A's interested in gaudin
but only offering a bullpen role, same with padres. rockies offering him sp role
Coors Field should do well for the Gaudin slider
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Can ferrets even live at that altitude?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Ok, place your bets
What will happen first?
An A’s starter gets credited with a win
or
An A’s hitter hits a homerun
Doubt Anderson dominates the Angels
I say HR, from Jason Kendall… o wait
Clear its radiance shine...
buzz from being there live causing
hand tremors.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
The team is so much more exciting to watch...
I love having some offense and some hope when the batters are at the plate. It makes a big difference. Hope is a beautiful feeling. Plus I really do like having some big names. i am not afraid to be thought of as shallow.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could score some runs early on though?
Maybe pace ourselves? Or are we destined to have a roller coaster ride?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
I'll take 'em when I can get 'em
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Last year we would have been delighted with any kind of win...
and these games against the Halos are always close. I was so tickled tonight…
just got back from the game
it was so incredibly frustrating the first 7 innings. But I refuse to ever leave a game early no matter how ugly it gets. And tonite I was rewarded. Incredibly, many Angel fans left after the 7th inning – I guess thinking the game was over – so there was a nice contingent of A’s fans on the right field line field level.
I have to say that I and a group of 7 A’s fans were not thrilled with Rajai as much as you bbgirl. He’s a good fielder, but offensively I think he belongs in AA. He pissed me off last night with those lame bunt attempts, and like you said he’s supposed to not hit into DPs and he’s supposed to run down balls AND catch them. I felt he read that ball wrong and was too relaxed at the beginning of his route only to realize late that he misread it. Sweeney makes that catch and usually Davis does. Suffice it to say I don’t understand why he’s on the team and would rather see someone else there (Deborfia?).
As for Buck, he looks truly lost and looks like he’s on the Adam Piatt career path. I wish he would improve, but he just appears overmatched.
Bailey looked great. Springer pretty good, and Ziegler just makes me feel as calm as a closer can. Is it too early to say Nomar is clutch? 3 runs with 2 outs in the 9th! Great win! We haven’t had many of these type of wins in a while.
Cool. Are you going tomorrow?
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by WaddellCanseco on Apr 8, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ridiculously entertaining last 2 innings
Nothing but frustration for the first 7. Last year’s team had trained me to expect nothing of the offense. “Hopefully, they make it a game,” I think to myself. Then the hit parade started.
Still, I was satisfied after the 8th. “They got started a little late,” I says. “At least they finally got some runs across.”
Then the 9th inning happened. And my friends and I jumped out of our chairs with every crack of the bat. The ending was absolutely sublime. I’d rather not risk cardiac arrest during every game, but I had an insane amount of fun. Glad to share it with all y’all in the game thread.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
There's a reason that the Giants didn't want him.
He can’t hit . He seems like a good defensive replacement for games when we are ahead though. I see why they have him as a backup.
That's his only value really
The question is: Is that worth a roster spot?
I don’t think so.
by oaktownmario on Apr 8, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Defense is always undervalued.
I think with Cust as a fielder…it might be an ok idea to keep him. He’s a great pinch runner too…I predict Giambi will be able to sit down in crucial late innings…so Mr. Davis can do some old-fashioned stealing.
The Giants thought Dave Roberts was more worth of a roster spot.
The Giants personel decisions are atrocious, though getting Davis from the Pirates for a washed up Matt Morris and his huge contract was amazing.
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by designatedforassignment on Apr 9, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, there's a spot down there
between 7 and 8 where it looks to dip into the negative probability…
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
i looked like biggest dork tonight, i was listening to the game on my phone
At the gym and i was running and listening to it. I yelled real loud when we tied it and then when we won it, i went nuts and the guy who works down stairs was like is everything ok, i was like my team just came back and won thats all and he was like ok
Awesome win
But I have a question:
Why are they wearing the home batting helmets on the road?
More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 9, 2009 5:23 AM PDT reply actions
Now the Angles have a taste of
A’s offense, circa 2008. You were going to get all your scoring done in one inning….if it wasn’t enough to win the game, you might as well head to the showers early.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
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